Get Blitzed!

Check out this awesome bunch of volunteers – fresh off a blitz!

Don’t be shy! If you’ve been to the odd permablitz and you think maybe you’d like to be blitzed, let us know. The waiting list is usually not long, and we have resources, designers and enthusiasm to help you out.

How many permablitzes should I come to first?

Usually we say you need to come to three permablitzes before you qualify. Sometimes three is a lot. To keep blitzes happening, we are bending the rules a bit.

So until further notice, you can qualify to host your own blitz if you have:

a) participated in two permablitzes,

or

b) participated in one permablitz and have volunteered for a day with any two of the following groups (or similar):

Basically we want to make sure you’re committed to the cause – creating edible gardens, sharing skills related to permaculture and sustainable living, building community, and having fun – and know what to expect at your own blitz.

What is the process?

The stages to a permablitz are:

you send us your brief

send us some photos of the current space (this helps us lock down designers!)

we hook you up with some (volunteer if we can arrange it) permaculture practitioners for a design visit, and together you come up with a design

the designers give you a list of materials to prepare

you work with a facilitator/designers to prepare a plan for the day

we blitz!

We go through all this in detail in our Permablitz Hosts’ Guide. Make sure you give it a read, as it outlines all the processes and what to expect.

If you think you’d like to get blitzed then below are a few questions for you. If you’re looking for a volunteer design team, it helps to tell them a bit of your story, and make it sound like a fun challenge. If you want a volunteer designer we’ll send (a possibly edited copy) of your answers out to our list of designers. We look forward to hearing from you. 🙂

Just fill in the form below!

Get Blitzed!

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Your name *

Your email address *

Your town or suburb *

A short one sentence summary of your situation *

E.g., Young family in western suburbs seeks edible eden

A personal story in 1-3 sentences *

How many blitzes have you been to? *

Have you worked/volunteered with any two of the groups listed above (or similar)? *

Yes

No

Which group have you worked or volunteered with? *

*Why* do you want the garden? *

Site description *

In description of the site above, try to include the approximate size, and any challenges/opportunities it has such as shade, slope etc.

A short wishlist *

Please keep the wishlist short by using categories, (e.g., just say 'veggies' rather than 'tomatoes, eggplant' etc.)

What kind of designers do you want? *

Any other messages for the designers?

Any photos of the space to be transformed?

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Adding photos can help designers visualise what needs to be done - it will also help us promote the blitz once the design team has created a design with you!

I've read the Permablitz Hosts' Guide *

I've given it a good read and know what I'm getting into. Bring it on!

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About Permablitz Melbourne

Welcome to Permablitz Melbourne - where we get together and have fun learning about, designing and implementing suburban permaculture systems. Our focus is edible gardens, and our ultimate aim is to make the suburbs edible enough such that should food become unaffordable, we don’t even notice.